Coldplay sued for plagiarism

Coldplay are being sued today by a Los Angeles guitarist who claimed the Grammy-nominated band plagiarised one of his songs.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2008 - 16:13

Coldplay are being sued today by a Los Angeles guitarist who claimed the Grammy-nominated band plagiarised one of his songs.

Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles federal court which claimed the band’s song 'Viva La Vida' “copied and incorporated substantial original portions” of his 2004 guitar instrumental 'If I Could Fly'.

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